Ohio ISP admits lying to FCC about its fiber service area to squash rival expansion grants
Lesson: If you admit to lying to the government, be sure you aren't talking to a competitor first
Puget drops Samsung 990 Pro SSDs due to reliability concerns
Puget is switching to Sabrent drives for now
Former developer of Ubiquiti confessed to stealing data, trying to extort the networking company
While pretending to be an anonymous hacker
LobbyLeaks is a new EU platform to combat shady lobbying
NGOs striving to put an end to Big Tech's "toxic" business model
BMW EV won't install OTA software update if parked on an incline
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
ChatGPT adds 100 million users in two months, making it the fastest-growing "app" ever
ChatGPT says it isn't an app
Opera GX: A browser for gamers and enthusiasts
Set limits on CPU, RAM, and Network usage, use Discord & Twitch from the sidebar, and connect mobile and desktop browsers.
Apple reports largest annual quarterly revenue dip since 2016
2023 could be a big year for Apple
Wind and solar power are on the rise in Europe
Energy transition from fossil fuel and gas is accelerating
Bill Gates takes aim at Elon Musk: I'd rather fund vaccines than go to Mars
The former Microsoft boss did have some good things to say about Musk, though
What just happened? Bill Gates and Elon Musk are two of the wealthiest people in the world, but they certainly don't see eye to eye. The pair have had public spats in the past, and now the former Microsoft boss has taken a shot at Musk's ambitions for sending missions to and colonizing Mars, saying he would rather pay for vaccines than travel to the red planet.
Dwarf Fortress financials mark fairytale ending for indie developer
Bay 12 Games made $7 million in January after releasing Dwarf Fortress on Steam and itch
Microsoft Office is down to just $29, no subscription required
Grab a lifetime license for over 90% off
Free games alert: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and The Elder Scrolls III are currently available for nothing
Via the Epic Games store and Amazon Prime Gaming
Skyrocketing Sony PlayStation 5 sales give the console its best quarter yet
More stock equals more sales
Smaller capacity hard drives are more susceptible to failure as they age, study finds
Backblaze tested 230,921 HDDs consisting of 29 models from manufacturers like Seagate, Toshiba, and others
Meta's Reality Labs lost $14 billion last year
Metaverse division lost over $4 billion in Q4 2022, Meta undeterred
Samsung 980 Pro has a nasty firmware glitch that could kill your SSD
You should probably update the firmware ASAP
Razer's Viper Mini Signature Edition is jaw-droppingly gorgeous (and expensive)
Light in the hand, heavy on the wallet
Microsoft will integrate ChatGPT in Bing as OpenAI starts monetizing the AI chatbot
Bing is about to get an AI supercharge
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HARDWARE
GeForce RTX 4090 breaks into the Steam survey
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GAMING
Steam Big Picture mode updated with Deck-style UI
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STREAMING
Netflix to block devices that don't log in monthly, more premium perks added
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OPINION
What's next for RISC V?
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FUTUROLOGY
Rolls-Royce teases small nuclear reactor for space travel
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MOBILE
Watch Samsung unveil the
new Galaxy S23 series,
starting at $799
AMD reveals Ryzen 7000X3D pricing and availability, starting February 28
3D V-Cache finally reaches AM5
UK lagging behind as US and EU race to secure crucial semiconductor supply
Whitehall squabbling continues to stall the UK's eagerly anticipated chips policy
LibreOffice 7.5 release brings several new features and improvements
The latest LibreOffice version further improves dark mode support, brings new application and MIME-type icons as well as new PDF export options. For more information you can read the release notes here.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past recreated on PC from reverse-engineered code
SNES Zelda masterpiece tailored for modern gaming systems
Company trying to bring back the woolly mammoth wants to resurrect the dodo
The flightless bird has been extinct since the 1600s
Biden administration wants Apple to allow iOS sideloading
White House report criticizes Apple and Google app store policies
Windows 11 keeps adding users, but Windows 10 is still king
Which camp are you in?
TechSpot Video What Ever Happened to Netscape?
It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.
How We Test: CPU Benchmarks, Misconceptions Explained
In this explainer we support with data why testing CPU performance with a GPU bottleneck is a bad idea, so you can have a full understanding of our testing methods when reviewing CPUs.
Nvidia RTX 4090 becomes first Lovelace card to break into the Steam survey
Performance worth the price?
Samsung unveils Galaxy S23 lineup with exclusive chipset and bigger batteries, S23 Ultra debuts new 200-megapixel sensor
Surprisingly, pricing stays the same in the US
AMD admits to restraining chip supply to keep higher CPU and GPU prices
"We undershipped in Q3, we undershipped in Q4," Su told investors
In context: Gamers have been lamenting about the high prices of graphics cards for what seems like forever. We all got excited when crypto mining became obsolete, just knowing that we were finally going to see prices come down, but for the most part, they haven't. The latest GPUs are still out of reach for the average consumer, and even older cards are holding their value.
Apple's policies violate employee rights, US officials find
Two former employees claim the tech giant bullied them
Netflix to block devices that don't log in monthly, more premium perks added
WTF?! Netflix has warned subscribers of an impending crackdown on password sharing. Simultaneously, Netflix is trying to push more users onto its premium tier. Its newly revealed solution seems surprisingly harsh and could complicate the service for many users.
QNAP's NAS devices affected by a new critical security issue, patches are available
The next ransomware target for cyber-crime gangs?
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